I’m on a quest to visit as many National Park Service properties as possible. Since we live in Augusta, Mac and I have been knocking out sites in both Georgia and South Carolina. We stopped by Kings Mountain National Military Park and Cowpens National Battlefield in South Carolina while driving back from our latest trip…
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Ninety Six National Historic Site
We decided to make the most of Mac’s long weekend and drove up to Ninety Six National Historic Site in South Carolina. Ninety Six was the site of the first Revolutionary War battle in the South (in 1775). It was also the setting for the longest (and ultimately unsuccessful) siege in the American Revolution. Address…
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A day trip to some North Georgia wineries
In our effort to get out more and explore where we live, Mac and I drove a few hours to check out a handful of North Georgia wineries over the weekend. While wine tasting wasn’t on our “official” Georgia bucket list, we both really love wine tasting and wanted to make the most of Virginia…
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Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park sits just outside of Columbia, South Carolina, so we decided to stop on our way back home from Blacksburg. Congaree National Park features over 20,000 acres of old-growth, bottomland hardwood forest. It was created to protect the forest from logging and to preserve an area of what America once looked like. If…
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St Marks Lighthouse
The morning of the Virginia Tech – Florida State game, we found ourselves with hours to kill. We had to check out by 11 am, and kickoff was scheduled for 8 pm. We grabbed breakfast at Cracker Barrel and looked for stores that we don’t have in Augusta. After a quick trip to World Market,…
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Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
Our final stop on our Georgia National Park Service day trip was Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. Jimmy Carter hails from Plains, Georgia, about a 30 minute drive from Andersonville. The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site includes Jimmy’s childhood home outside of town, their former high school in town, the historic district, a butterfly trail,…